"This Fred Friendly Seminar features a panel of high-profile environmental and political leaders tasked with envisioning America's energy future. Broadcast journalist Frank Sesno, assuming the top post in a hypothetical presidential administration, challenges each "cabinet member" to contribute to a strategy that will end American dependence on foreign oil and all fossil fuels. A separate scenario involving the political and technical aspects of wind farming is also explored."--Container.

Revkin, an environment reporter for the New York Times, is author of three books on environment. Revkin's reporting on global warming has taken him not just the Arctic but also the halls of the White House, to research centers trying to refine energy sources that produce no pollution, and to many other spots around the globe. His stories reveal efforts by political appointees to rewrite government climate reports and limit media access to climate scientists triggered reviews of communications policies at a dozen government agencies. (The View, March 5, 2008)